Aaron Rodgers' extension includes $35M signing bonus

Apr. 29, 2013
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is all smiles after the Packers beat the Arizona Cardinals 31-17 at Lambeau Field in November. He was smiling after signing a huge extension, too. / Benny Sieu, USA TODAY Sports

by Rob Demovsky, USA TODAY Sports

by Rob Demovsky, USA TODAY Sports

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' contract extension contained a $35 million signing bonus and will pay him $130.75 million if he fulfills the entire deal.

According to a person with access to NFL Players Association salary information, Rodgers' $40 million in 2013 pay is broken down like this: a $35 million signing bonus, a $4.5 million base salary and a $500,000 workout bonus.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity, because neither Rodgers nor the Packers have released the numbers.

The signing bonus was prorated over the first five years of the contract, meaning the bonus will count $7 million on the salary cap in each of those seasons. There is no proration in the final two years of the deal.

The deal contains a total of $54 million in guaranteed money. Roster bonuses of $9.5 million each in 2014 and 2015 are part of the guaranteed money.

Rodgers' salary-cap charge for this season is $12 million. Those numbers increase each year to the following: $17.9 million in 2014, $18.6 million in 2015, $19.6 million in 2016, $20.65 million in 2017, $20.9 million in 2018 and $21.1 million in 2019.

Rodgers has relatively low base salaries early in the contract, but those jump to $19.8 million and $20 million in the last two years of the deal.